Nicotine patches significantly improved attention and memory in older people suffering from mild cognitive impairment, which often leads to Alzheimer’s, according to a new study. More »
Super-entities are not just limited to dominance of the globe. Just as the economy is intertwined and largely controlled by a small and powerful core network, so too is your brain. More »
A new study shows the human brain is all about winning. Literally. By analysing functional magnetic resonance imaging in a new way, Scientists at Yale found for the first time that almost every area in the brain becomes active when winning or losing is at stake. More »
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Just how complex is your noggin? Pretty damn complex, according to researchers at Stanford. Their new imaging technique discovered that synapses are actually more like individual microprocessors than simple on/off switches, and your brain has hundreds of trillions of them. More »
Being our go-to creatures for all manner of scientific and technological tests, rats often get the craziest gear several generations before we humans do. So what’s latest and greatest in rat tech? The RatCar, a brain-controlled, battery-powered rodent buggy. More »
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Utah successfully translated brainwaves into words, a huge breakthrough that could eventually give paralysed patients a new way to communicate. More »
In a paper published earlier this week, IBM researchers made huge strides in mapping the architecture of the brain, charting three times as many connections as any previous study. Where does such a map lead us? The cognitive computing future. More »
